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People Plucked Napkins From a Waitress’s Body at the Washington Post Election Party

People gathered at the Washington Post on Tuesday to watch a woman vie for the presidency. While there, they could pluck napkins off another woman’s body.

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Less weird: The party featured a miniature Oval Office for staging Instagram posts as well as snacks and drinks and glitz (and napkins) from the MGM National Harbor. Here are some more photographs from the night, all by Jeff Elkins.  

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Andrew Beaujon joined Washingtonian in late 2014. He was previously with the Poynter Institute, TBD.com, and Washington City Paper. He lives in Del Ray.